Is there a fire near Marseille right now?
Wildfires near Marseille
Updated
1 fire cluster within 80 km; nearest 42 km WNW, 7 detections in the last 48 h Latest satellite pass with a detection: Sat 3:10 pm local (2026-10-24 13:10 UTC).
Live satellite fire detections within 80 km of Marseille, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (Europe/Paris).
- Fire clusters within 80 km
- 1 last 48 h
- Nearest fire
- 42 km WNW 43 km WNW of Marseille
- Hotspot detections nearby
- 7 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 48 h
- Strongest fire radiative power
- 5 MW low-intensity
- Wind now
- NW 16 km/h gusts 28 km/h, humidity 80%
Fires near Marseille right now
NASA's VIIRS sensors detected 7 thermal hotspots in 1 separate cluster within 80 km of Marseille, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France in the last 48 h. The closest is 42 km WNW of the city centre (43 km WNW of Marseille), with 7 detections and a peak fire radiative power of 5 MW, which is low-intensity for a single 375 m pixel.
None of the clusters is within 25 km of the centre, so the city itself is not in the immediate fire area, but smoke can travel hundreds of kilometres.
Every nearby cluster is low intensity (peak under 10 MW), which is typical of agricultural or garden burning, industrial heat sources such as steel works or flares, or small fires rather than a spreading wildfire.
Across France there are 4 fire clusters in the same window, 1 of them in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.
| Fire cluster | From city | Detections | Peak FRP | First seen | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43 km WNW of Marseille | 42 km WNW | 7 | 5 MW | Sat 3:45 am | Sat 3:10 pm |
Smoke and wind
Wind at Marseille is from the NW at 16 km/h (gusts 28 km/h), so smoke near the city drifts toward the SE. Relative humidity is 80% and the temperature 17°C.
Marseille is roughly downwind of the nearest fire, so smoke and haze are likely; check the air quality page before spending time outdoors.
Smoke shows up first as PM2.5 on air-quality monitors; the Marseille air quality page has the live reading.
Evacuations and official information
GodsView shows satellite detections only. It does not know fire perimeters, containment or evacuation zones. Always follow evacuation orders from local authorities.
The European Forest Fire Information System, EFFIS (forest-fire.emergency.copernicus.eu), maps fire danger and burnt areas; evacuation orders come from the national civil protection authority and local police.
About satellite fire detections
Satellite thermal hotspots are not all wildfires: gas flares, steel works, volcanoes and planned agricultural or prescribed burns show up too. VIIRS passes over most places about twice a day, so a fire can start or grow between passes, and thick smoke or cloud can hide one.
Fire radiative power (FRP) is the heat a fire gives off, in megawatts per pixel: under 10 MW is usually a small or smouldering fire, over 100 MW an intense flaming front.
Wildfires near other cities
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Data: NASA FIRMS (VIIRS active fires), Open-Meteo, GeoNames.